a gritty, emotional saga set in Wyoming with both greed and vengeance
at its core. When the town’s top law officer’s wife is slain by her own
blood, a reluctant hero is forced to battle his own demons and
ultimately choose between justice, revenge, and duty.
Teaser Excerpt:
put his hand on the hood of Ty’s truck. It was the only vehicle in the
small dirt lot. The metal had long since cooled, the engine quiet. The
sheriff unholstered his revolver. He checked the cylinders and eased up
the stairs, peering through the dirty glass of the saloon door, his
nerves dancing expectantly.
Ty
sat alone, stooped over the Springfield. A weathered Stetson and a
half-empty bottle of Wild Turkey sat next to him on the bar. Pruett saw
no one else. Owner and barkeep, Roland Pape, was in the wind. Or worse.
Pruett
opened the door slowly. He targeted the sweaty, thinning hair on the
back of Ty McIntyre’s head. The door creaked loudly, but the old cowpoke
remained motionless.
“Sheriff,” Ty finally said.
“Yep,” Pruett answered, his finger steady on the trigger guard. “That rifle loaded, Ty?”
“Wouldn’t be much of a rifle if it weren’t.”
“You know where Roland is, Ty?”
Ty pointed toward the back door.
“Took a powder,” he said. “Weren’t much jaw in him. Not like usual.”
“Ty, I’m taking you in. Just two ways that happens.”
“Takin’ me in?”
“I’ve
got big questions need answering,” Pruett said. Streams of sweat ran
down the nape of his neck and into the middle of his back. His stomach
bucked and kicked like a wild horse. His mind screamed at him,
questioning, wanting to know why he didn’t put a bullet in McIntyre’s
spine. The law seemed insurmountably distant from Pruett.
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Dramatic cover and the book sounds as though it'll live up to it.
Sounds good, lots of conflict! Thanks for passing this one along. Hope you're doing well, and things have improved a bit for you.
Shannon at The Warrior Muse
couldn't agree more.
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Great review, and excerpt. I enjoy well written conflict – with characters and the plots. Thanks for spotlighting the book Damyanti.
Congrats RS; looks quite interesting. Cool that it won so many awards too.
…….dhole
Interesting. I'm trying to watch the TV show Longmire, which is also set in Wyoming. But Monday night, after I set up the DVR, I absentmindedly turned off the cable, so I recorded an hour's worth of blank screen
Hi Damyanti,
This is very kind of you to bring further awareness of R.S. Guthrie. I wish him well with his book. The teaser excerpt is a teaser. I shall now take the liberty of sharing your posting. Yes, even on 'Farcebook'.
All the best,
Gary 🙂
Hi, Mark. I grew up in Wyoming, just south of Jackson Hole. Beautiful country. Longmire (come to find out) is based on a character written by an author in another part of the state. I still haven't watched the series; we see the ads because we watch Pawn Stars (of all things)! If Longmire interests you, I almost guarantee you'll love Blood Land. More than one reviewer (including Wise Bear Books) has said they think it would make a great movie. I'd love to know your opinion. Thanks much for reading and commenting. 🙂
For Gary: I appreciate the shares, sir, and the well wishes! Same to you in your endeavors. I, too, appreciate Damyanti's gracious review and posting about my book—she rocks! Cheers!
Having to.choose between justice duty and.revenge presents amazing conflict. Thanks for.the review.
Hi, Stephen. I appreciate you reading the review and taking the time to comment. Personally, I find that particular conflict (wherever I find it) one of the most intriguing (and difficult to reconcile). Take care.
I'm sorry, but once again I find some of the print way too small to read.
Hi, Jo! Maybe this helps:
Pruett put his hand on the hood of Ty’s truck. It was the only vehicle in the small dirt lot. The metal had long since cooled, the engine quiet. The sheriff unholstered his revolver. He checked the cylinders and eased up the stairs, peering through the dirty glass of the saloon door, his nerves dancing expectantly.
Ty sat alone, stooped over the Springfield. A weathered Stetson and a half-empty bottle of Wild Turkey sat next to him on the bar. Pruett saw no one else. Owner and barkeep, Roland Pape, was in the wind. Or worse.
Pruett opened the door slowly. He targeted the sweaty, thinning hair on the back of Ty McIntyre’s head. The door creaked loudly, but the old cowpoke remained motionless.
“Sheriff,” Ty finally said.
“Yep,” Pruett answered, his finger steady on the trigger guard. “That rifle loaded, Ty?”
“Wouldn’t be much of a rifle if it weren’t.”
“You know where Roland is, Ty?”
Ty pointed toward the back door.
“Took a powder,” he said. “Weren’t much jaw in him. Not like usual.”
“Ty, I’m taking you in. Just two ways that happens.”
“Takin’ me in?”
“I’ve got big questions need answering,” Pruett said. Streams of sweat ran down the nape of his neck and into the middle of his back. His stomach bucked and kicked like a wild horse. His mind screamed at him, questioning, wanting to know why he didn’t put a bullet in McIntyre’s spine. The law seemed insurmountably distant from Pruett.
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Congrats to RS! Eerie teaser.
Thanks, M! Appreciate you commenting and wish you the best.
Very tense moment!
Thanks, Alex. I hope you grab a discounted copy; there are more tense moments than you can count! 😉
Sounds good. I put it on my TBR. Its always great help another author out. Will tweet and share this.
Hugs and chocolate,
Shelly
Hi, Shelly. Thanks much for the tweets and share. I hope you enjoy the book! (And though they were for Damyanti, chocolates are always good!)
Thank you very much for featuring Blood Land, Damyanti! You can visit (and guest post!) on my blog: http://robonwriting.com Cheers!